The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-14

change cars, saving that she preferred the
white coach, and intended to remain. A
passenger photographed from the next station
to Conyers to some friends there inform
ing them of the situation, and returned to
the car to bide his time and the arrival at
Conyelg The colored woman had quietly
settled down, elated with her seeming vic
tory but her pleasant dreams were rudely
disturbed when the town of Conyers was
reached. A committee, self-deputated, en-
tered the coach from both ends, and by
some subtle persuasion unknown to any one
outside of Conyers, quickly induced the re-
fractory passenger TO change her opinion,
and she 'folded her TENT and retired to the
seclusion of the coored coach.
Primus Jones, the member from Baker,
returned to Atlanta Monday from visit TO
his plantation. He reports that he will
make a good crop of cotton and corn, but
that his crops of peas, cane and potatoes
will he short. Representative Jones SAYS
that he has already picked eighteen bales of
cotton to the pillow, and has marketed tif-
| teen bales to the pillow. He will get twenty
five bales to the plow and, in addition,
viii make 800 bushels of corn to the pillow.
Had there been no freshet or drought, he
| is satisfied that he would have made
| at least thirty bales of cotton to the
plow, instead Of twenty-five. The drought,
he says, has injured his prospects for peas,
! potatoes and corn, and that his crops in
their products will be short. Relating his
experience in farming, he says that he
makes more cotton and corn with eight
pows than he did when he ran twenty, and
| ascribes his success to intensive farming
| Mr. Jones saws that his success in farming
this year is greater than any season since
| he commenced digging living out of the
ground, and in consequence feels CORES
| pondingly happy.
| On last Friday night as party of young
| people were returning to Cedartown from
| camp meeting at the Robins camp ground,
frightful accident befell them at the AXE
| bridge across Cedar creek, and their escape
| from death seems like miracle The party
were in hack and consisted of Horace Nc
Ghee, Pierce Yarbrough and Miss Mary
| Chambers, Charles Barton and Miss Hattie
| Huntington, Miss Irene Jones, who was of
| the party being left at her home. As the hack
was driven on the middle span of the bridge
| a cracking noise was heard and the bridge
with the hack and occupants was pre-
| cipitated into the stream. The fall was
| more than 20 feet, and the water 10 feet
deep. The hack was turned into the water
| at the upper side of the bridge and the
party began a scramble for salty. Pierce
Yarbrough assisted Miss Hattie Hunting
ton and by struggles and the aid of the
floating timber they reached the bank,
though Miss Hattie had twice sunk Miss
was lOuIll uiuUuR Ile
timbors and she was assisted out. Charles
Barton found his way to terra frma without
much inconvenience. Having safely landed
the young ladies and left them dripping,
they next went to the horses, still struggling
in the water and succeeded in cutting them
loose, when they swan to the bank. The
vehicle was recovered the next day, but in
very much damaged condition.
At the April term of Wilkinson Superior
/ lot
shooting at another. Three gentlemen be-
came bondsmen for him. About two months
ago 1t was found he had disappeared His
bondsmen offered reward for him, and de-
tectives were soon upon his trail, and soon
succeeded in settling the fact that he lodged
at home, as he was seen to enter the house.
The bondsmen we're notified of this fact
and they secreted themselves near the
house, saw him enter, followed close upon
him and demanded admittance. After some
delay they were admitted, and thorough
search was instituted but no Lavender
could be found. This was repeated two or
three times, when at last on Saturday
night last, they again saw him enter the
house, and knew he was surely there
They resolved to find him if the ashes
had to be sifted. In moving the furni-
ture around, a small trunk was found to be
very heavy, and suspicion fell upon this as
being the hiding place Of the prisoner, but
how q man six feet tall could pack himself
in so small trunk was the question. The
key was demanded, but Mrs. Lavender said
the trunk belonged to her sister, who lived
three miles away. The party decided to
send for the key and investigate contents.
A messenger was dispatched for the key,
and the party sat down to await his return
Something could be heard inside the trunk
as man breathing In due time the mes
senger arrived, the trunk was opened, and
the imping six-foot Lavender was found
coiled up in the small trunk. He was lodged
IN Jail at Irwinton Saturday to await trial
in October.
A man going by the name of Rev. j. N.
Kilebrew, was arrested on Sept. 10, near
Jeffersonville, in Twiggs county, by Deputy
Sheriff Hunter Monday he was BROUGHT
Eastman by w. w. Thomas, of Eastman.
and put on trial before r. A. Horton, notary
public, charged with cheating and swind-
ling, and obtaining goods as a minister of
the Gospel under the assumed names of J.
n. Kilebrew, alias John ID. Adams and
William Kilebrew. He pleaded guilty to all
the charges, ana was committed to Jail in
default of $500 bond. Kilebrew has a wife
and three children in johnson county He
left them to the mercy of this cold world
and the liberality Of the good people
of that section aud came to Laurens county,
while he courted and gained the affections
of young lady and was about to marry a
second time when his johnson county his
tory overlook him. He was very kindly
asked by the intended brides brother to
vacate that settlement, and it did not take
any persuasion. Before he marched
down into Lumber city, with
the news to his Baptist brethren
that he was sent there by the New Ebenezer
Association to work up, or look after these
| churches, with view to forming a new
association, he went to Hazlehurst and
duped one Baptist brother out of good suit
of clothes. He made himself very much at
home at Rev. J. d. Thompson's and spent
| most of his time there, where he wa,
| beloved so well that he soon
| gained the confidence of Mr.. Thomson.
| There he borrowed some money and other
articles from them and went to Messrs.
| Whiddon a. Hollands still and there met
Mr.. b. " Holland, whom he told that Mr..
Thompson sent him over to get $40, and he
| CThompson) would return it to Mr.. Holland
in few days. Then Kiebrew took the
first train and left the locality. Mr.. Hol-
land met Rev. Mr.. Thompson, and learned
from him that he had never spoken to Kile-
brew about the money, nor had Kilebrew to
him. They furthermore learned thau he
was never licensed to preach, and that he
was pretender, and was using this as a
means TO defraud the public.
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